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OUR TEAM
Global Team
Nia Tero team members Nathalie Figueroa, Margarita Mora, Jennifer Tauli-Corpuz, Valeree Nolasco,
Nancy Kelsey, Luana Polinesio, Carmen Guerra, Joel Cerda at Cop16 | Colombia, Amazonia | Nia Tero
Nia Tero is a United States-based nonprofit working globally
with Indigenous Peoples committed to guardianship
of their territories.
In 2017, a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders came together to
found Nia Tero. Today, we are a global organization that brings Indigenous Peoples
and allies together to advance Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship.
Highlights
Our team and global consultants are currently based across the U.S. and within the regions
where we work, with a large contingent at our Seattle headquarters. We speak many
languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and a wide range of Indigenous
languages. Our Board of Directors, who are majority Indigenous, continue to shape the focus
and pace of the organization along with our global Advisory Council and regional advisors.
Our work is complementary to many longstanding Indigenous Peoples’ movements,
which have existed for hundreds of years. Whenever possible, we join forces with and
amplify these movements. By design, we are but one player in an expanding constellation
of efforts to advance Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship.
Nia Tero team members Lacey Strong, Jacob Bearchum,
Fancy Brown, Bryan Cole, Hill Ossip and Nils Cowan at
FestPAC | Hawai'i, Pasifik | Nils Cowan
Nia Tero team member Nancy Kelsey, Board Chair Justice
Joseph Williams , and Advisory Council member Ralph
Regenvanu at Ho'okua'āina | Hawai'i, Pasifik | Daniel Lin
LEADERSHIP UPDATE
After Peter Seligmann, Nia Tero’s founder and CEO, announced his intention to retire,
the Nia Tero Board of Directors led a transition process throughout 2024 and unanimously
supported the appointment of 'Aulani Wilhelm (Kanaka 'Ōiwi) as its next CEO, starting
January 1, 2025. 'Aulani joined Nia Tero in 2023 as the Chief Strategy & External Relations
Officer, bringing decades of experience collaborating with Indigenous communities, bridging
culture, community, and science to drive innovations in ocean policy and conservation.
Peter Seligmann will remain on the Board of Directors.
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Nia Tero
Amazonia
Team Report
members
Daniela Lerda, Nara Baré, Margarita Mora, Joel Cerda, Sharon Austin,
Annual
2024
Felippe De Rosa, Lysa Ribiero, Maria Fernanda Ribiero, and Leslie Benzakein | Colombia, Amazonia | Daniela Lerda
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